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Julius Caesar
mr.hempel
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10th Grade
11/15/2011
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Knave
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a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
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Strew
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spread by scattering
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servile
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submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
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barren
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completely wanting or lacking
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soothsayer
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someone who makes predictions of the future
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conception
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the creation of something in the mind
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fawn
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a young deer
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cogitation
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attentive consideration and meditation
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profess
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confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
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feeble
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weak
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petty
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small and of little importance
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infirmity
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the state of being weak in health or body
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obscurely
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in an obscure manner
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saucy
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improperly forward or bold
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incenses
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make furious
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surly
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inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
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ghastly
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shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
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portentous
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of momentous or ominous significance
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construe
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make sense of; assign a meaning to
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menace
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something that is a source of danger
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perilous
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dangerous
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heralds
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messengers
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prodigious
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great in size or extent
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bondage
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state of being under control of another person
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redress
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make reparations, set right
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Taper
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slender candle
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spurn
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to reject disdainfully
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adder
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common venomous snake
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remorese
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self reproach-born of guilt
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base
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low, common
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augmented
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expanded upon
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whet
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persuade
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insurrection
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violent uprising against authority
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visage
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facial appearance
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carrions
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dead rotting bodies
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subtle
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not obvious
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dank
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damp or moist
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exploit
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make full use of
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squadrons
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unit
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valiant
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brave
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entrails
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animals intestines
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prevail
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be victorious
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lusty
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powerful strong
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portents
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a sign of warning
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imminent
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danger about to happen
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relics
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historical objects or body from a different period
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ague
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fever of shaking fit
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emulation
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ambition to excel
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beseech
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ask urgently
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void
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not valid
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leisure
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relaxation
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prefer
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to choose one over another
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amiss
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something wrong has arised
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unassailable
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hard to oercome
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proclaim
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to state, announce
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confounded
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confused
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abridged
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shortened
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shredly
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clever
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reek
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to smell terribly
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malice
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threatening
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pulpit
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podium
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havoc
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chaos
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extenuated
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special circumstances
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clamors
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to make noise
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entreat
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to encourage
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interred
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to put away to be buried
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grievous
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sense of regret
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disposed
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get rid of
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bequeathing
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to give over, pass on
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legacy
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to leave behind a trail
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heirs
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the person next to be the leader
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compel
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to cause, form of persuasion
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vanquished
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to eliminate, banish
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flourished
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to prosper
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abors
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trees,growth
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gallant
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brave, herroic
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covert
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a shelter or hiding place
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salutation
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a greeting gesture
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slighted
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insult someone without respect
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chastisement
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verbal punishment
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choler
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caused anger and bad temperment (bodily humors?)
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mirth
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amusement with laughter
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vaunting
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boast or praise about
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presume
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suppose something probable
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vex
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cause distress to
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rash
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lack of recognizing possible consequences
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chides
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scold or rebuke
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tidings
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news; information
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proscription
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prohibition of something
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mace
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heavy club
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apparition
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ghostlike image of a person
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parley
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conference between opposing sides
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consorted
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wife or husband of royal blood
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providence
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the protective care of god
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demeanor
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outward behavior
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disconsolate
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without comfort
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engendered
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to give cause to
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tarry
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stay longer then intended, covered with tar
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rites
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religious or solemn ceremony
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